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Transformational Leadership

Mastering The Art Of Team Building

Tony Jacowski asked: In the last twenty years or so, teamwork has become increasingly significant. Most organizations today use a work model that is based on multiple kinds of “formal” and “informal” teams. Given this development in the work world, team-building skills have come to be an essential part of seeking that new job or […]

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Conflict Resolution

Bullies in the Workplace

Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq. asked: What is Workplace Bullying? In many ways, it is similar to playground bullying; except that as adults it should no longer be an issue. It is aggressive behavior that should be personally contained, but for some reason is not. Bullying involves more than one incident of aggressive negative behavior. It […]

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Teamwork

Architectural Jobs – Good Working Possibilities

Clint Jhonson asked: An architect is a person who builds not only a house for a family, but also helps the family’s dream to come true. Architectural jobs imply talent, a great and creative imagination, the desire to create on a sheet of paper a edifice that will justify the expectations of the clients. Therefore, […]

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Feedback and Rewards

Meeting Themes – How to Integrate Your Theme Into Your Meeting or Other Activity!

Jerry Busche asked: It’s important to hold regular meetings whether you’re in sales, customer service, production, or whatever. Also, special conferences, conventions, annual meetings, contests and other competitions can be essential for your business or organization. Meetings serve several purposes. Some are: Awareness. They can encourage heightened awareness in an atmosphere of togetherness and comradeship […]

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Defining Leadership

Servant Leadership: Creating Space for Others to Learn

Lynn Rousseau asked:    ** What is Servant Leadership? **  Servant Leadership emphasizes collaboration, empathy, and the ethical use of power.  At heart, the individual is a servant first, making the conscious decision to lead in order to better serve others, not to increase their own power.  The objective is to enhance the growth of […]

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Transformational Leadership

Why Team Building Weekends Fail (And How To Make Yours Succeed)

Brett Danielson asked: Somewhere in the world this afternoon, a group of office mates are strapping on safety equipment and preparing to scale the side of a cliff together. In another city, another group of mates is engaged in a retreat designed to foster their sense of teamwork. Late at night in yet another town, […]

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Feedback and Rewards

Motivating Employees: What’s Money Got to Do With it

Akhil Shahani asked: Are you under the impression that employees are happy only when you pay them more money? No! That isn’t always true. Even though money acts as a major contributor to employee motivation, remember it is never the only way. Many times bonus or commission checks are cashed, spent and forgotten very quickly. […]

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Feedback and Rewards

Team Building: a Magical Practice for the Growth of Organization

Manish Chauhan asked: An organization is nothing but amalgamation of people working together to accomplish specific goals. It is an entity that has a distinct purpose and includes people or members who have some type of deliberate structure. Each organization works for distinct purposes and these purposes are typically expressed in terms of goals that […]

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Transformational Leadership

Evaluating Your Team Building Activities

Brett Danielson asked: Team building has become one of the newest buzz words in the corporate lexicon. In fact, for at least the last decade surveys of business leaders in every industry have shown that the prime characteristic they look for in new hires is the ability to work with a team. And why not? […]

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Transformational Leadership

Qualities in an Effective Team

shijina asked: Today the team building concept is well-established and it has been globally taken up in many organizations as a better way to approach and manage businesses. There is one question to be asked ‘How to make our teams really effective?’ If organizations want to perform better and increase the team’s efficiency, then it […]